Indiana wins 1st college football title
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Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti on national title
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Indiana finished a perfect 16-0 to capture an unlikely first national championship with its win over Miami. Megan Briggs / Getty Images The Indiana Hoosiers are the champions of college football. Holy bleeping bleep. The Hoosiers capped one of the most ...
As the Hoosiers marched through this impressive season, they beat opponents as no Indiana team ever had. They’ve scored 42.6 points per game (second in the nation) while allowing just 11.1 points (also second). That margin of plus-31.5 per game is the best in school history. Last season’s average margin of plus-25.7 is the second-best.
Billionaire Mark Cuban has been the biggest NIL donor for the Indiana Hoosiers football team as they face Miami in the national championship.
There are so many ways to describe how surprising Indiana’s run to the national championship game is. The Hoosiers went from one of the most prolific losers in the history of college football to the unquestioned No. 1 team and clear favorite to win the national title on Monday against Miami.
The Hoosiers are playing for their first national championship Monday against Miami. The significance is palpable, but they remain focused on the task at hand.
The play was the first blocked punt returned for a touchdown in CFP history. INDIANA BLOCKS THE PUNT AND FALLS ON IT FOR SIX‼️ pic.twitter.com/N1BSrFr4hh Indiana coach Curt Cignetti had to be thrilled—at least on the inside.